Friday, 26 May 2017

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Cozad,
Nebraska

Touch
History

The
jolly farmer got off his John Deere tractor from tilling his field and came
over until the ditch to the road was a barrier. He had a load of questions
including “Where to?” and Where do you stay at night?”

“I have
a support vehicle. The two young men, also monks, come out once in awhile to
check on me and see if I'm still alive.” (Laughter!)

I asked
him about this Spring’s growing season.

“I've never
seen such a crappy crop in all my life.”

“I know
farmers depend so much on nature and the Creator. Can I take your picture?”

“Sure!”
Click!

Kelly
Ninas from the Tri-City Tribune came out to see me from Cozad. He and I were
standing by the road, but had to remove ourselves to make way for the trucks coming
to lay new asphalt

I, with
the boys, spent quite the quality time with Ellen Mortensen, of the Gothenburg
Times, in the impressive little downtown of Gothenburg. I told her, as I did
Kelly, that I'm walking to encourage getting back to basics and to balancing
life, the physical and the spiritual. With journalists, I must always confirm
I'm a Hare Krishna Monk and not a Buddhist.

Interesting
about this town and Cozad is that we touched history here. The first highway in
the world for automobiles, the Old Lincoln Highway, is here, at its midway
point. Also in town is the original Pony Express station, established over 150
years ago. Men would carry parcels on horseback over twelve-hour shifts. Wild
“Buffalo Bill” did a remarkable 320 mile stretch on one single ride. This also
was a fur trading post.

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